Chapter 153: Changes at Two Realms Mountain
Chapter 153: Changes at Two Realms Mountain
Two Realms Mountain.
With the Monster Lair destroyed, the Eight Great Sects, including the Two Realms Sect, disbanded the cultivators from the smaller and mid-sized sects. They finished setting up Two Realms Mountain’s new structure and divided the territory.
The Eight Great Sects each took charge of defending one of the eight directions surrounding Two Realms Mountain. They also split the mountain into eight separate War Zones.
After the Monster Lair fell, the number of Monster Beasts falling through the Sky Passage gradually decreased!
Until yesterday…
The falling stopped completely.
The deep, dark-red Sky Passage seemed to run dry all at once. The red glow from the world beyond seemed distant and faint. It was like the sky was about to heal and return to normal.
During the day!
A rare clear blue sky appeared;
At night, stars were visible.
Before, this would have been a welcome break for the cultivators of Two Realms Mountain, but now…
The Eight Great Sects were deeply unhappy.
They feared the Sky Passage might suddenly close for good, ruining their plans to use Two Realms Mountain’s Monster Beasts for training and gathering materials.
People from the Eight Great Sects met constantly to argue and complain about it.
Then, just the second day after the silence settled…
BOOM!!
A deep, rumbling thunder rolled from the other side of the Sky Passage. It instantly drew the eyes of countless cultivators from the Eight Great Sects stationed at Two Realms Mountain.
Heads snapped upwards everywhere.
“What was that?!”
“What’s happening?!”
“Look!”
Under the gaze of thousands of cultivators, the clear blue sky was quickly replaced by a glaring red glow, which rapidly darkened to a deep crimson hue…
It was as if the sky had suddenly relapsed, the healthy blue vanishing completely. A deep, bloody red spread across it. Wrinkled cracks like splits in skin raced outwards, surrounding the Sky Passage. The dimming Sky Passage turned back into a black hole at the center;
At the very center of this black hole, dozens of harsh white flashes darted about, incredibly bright, as if warning of something…
“Something’s wrong!”
Long Yun from the Time Sect suddenly paled. Pointing at the Sky Passage, he yelled a warning: “Trouble! The Spatial Rift Formation in the Sky Passage is active! It’s a sign powerful Monster Beasts are about to come through! Spread the word! Everyone, stay alert!”
“Alert the Sect Leaders! Changes at Two Realms Mountain! Tell them to rally their forces immediately!”
Instantly, Two Realms Mountain was thrown into chaos, the dark cloud of war fear settling over it once more.
…
Heeding Two Realms Mountain’s urgent warning, Honglian and people from the Seven Great Sects didn’t delay. They left the Xuanxin Sect quickly.
By the time they reached Two Realms Mountain, the tension was overwhelming. The mountain peak region had been sealed off and isolated.
The leadership of the Seven Great Sects and the Four Elders of the Two Realms Sect faced a grave threat. They stared at the scene below. The peak and Core Battle Zone were covered in what looked like small lakes of blood. Scattered everywhere were pieces of dismembered flesh and torn limbs, spreading over the entire mountaintop.
Even these top powers of the Barbarian Continent, hardened by experience, felt cold sweat break out as they looked upon the unrecognizable monster remains littering the peak. Fear gripped them:
“Are all these… fallen through from the Sky Passage?”
“Yes!”
Someone answered cautiously: “Some pieces landed in other War Zones.”
The surrounding cultivators barely dared to breathe.
It was terrifying!
Even though they were dead…
Frighteningly powerful auras still clung to these monstrous remains, chilling even a Spirit Coalescence Elder.
Honglian was the last to arrive. She stood silently for a moment before pulling out a Top-grade Magical Artifact Flying Sword. She swiftly sent a Sword Qi slashing towards one of the nearest pieces of carcass.
CLANG!
The sound was metallic.
Honglian was horrified to see her Sword Qi, fueled by eighty percent of her Magic Power, had barely left a faint white scratch. Most of the Sword Qi’s power had been stopped by the dense hair on the remains.
“We’ve all tried,” Zhao Qian spoke in a low voice nearby. “Art Techniques, Sword Qi… nothing we do causes significant damage. Only the Elders of the Time Sect haven’t tested theirs.”
“These creatures can’t just be called Monster Beasts anymore… They’re like devils. Bodies hard as Magical Artifacts. And every drop of blood, every broken limb that fell… They’re priceless Artifact Refining materials. Could be used directly to make Magical Artifacts. But…” he paused grimly, “that’s probably the only good news we’ll get about them.”
Honglian’s gaze was heavy. She walked towards a piece of carcass that looked like a monster’s severed head. She examined it intently while asking:
“How many of these monsters came down?”
“Over twenty.”
Zhao Qian answered. “If not for the Spatial Rift Formation, Two Realms Mountain would have been wiped out.”
No one in the surrounding group disagreed.
A creature with a body tougher than a Magical Artifact? Just one landing could have razed Two Realms Mountain. Over twenty? They could dominate the entire Barbarian Continent!
Honglian looked back up at the sky.
The Sky Passage looked calm again!
But anyone with basic sense knew…
Those twenty Mystic Light Stage monsters? That was just a small test.
Testing the power of the Spatial Rift Formation!
“How long was it, from the signs appearing in the Sky Passage, to the monsters hitting the Spatial Rift Formation?”
Honglian pressed.
“Less than half an hour.”
“Right.” Honglian gritted her teeth, her beautiful brows furrowed. Her words were sharp. “Notify every major sect. All Immortal Lords at the Mystic Light Stage must reach Two Realms Mountain within half an hour. Things here are beyond our control.”
“…Already notified,” someone replied.
“What about those in seclusion?”
“…”
“What I mean is, the Barbarian Continent’s survival is at stake. Whether in seclusion or not… everyone. Must. Come!”
Honglian stressed each word, practically spitting out the last phrase.
Finished speaking.
The group immediately began urgent, on-the-spot planning.
“We all feel the same fear right now. It’s true. The Two Realms Mountain defensive line we’ve guarded for centuries? Useless now. Our only barrier is the Spatial Rift Formation left by the 100-plus Mystic Light Stage Immortal Lords of the Cloud Mountain Sect!”
“The Matrix Towers might still help a little, but Cultivators below the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage shouldn’t stay here to fight.”
“So I propose,” Honglian suggested, “hand command of Two Realms Mountain over to the Seven Great Sects. Disband all Epiphany Stage Cultivators and all Venerable Ones below the Late Concentration Stage on the spot.”
“…Agreed.”
“Seconded.”
The three Inspector Envoys raised their hands first.
Leaving the Epiphany Stage cultivators of the Eight Great Sects at such a time was just sending them to their deaths; it had no value at all.
The cultivators from the Seven Great Sects all fell silent.
“Do we have to make a decision now? Why not wait a bit longer? Maybe the Demon Realm will see the situation with the Spatial Rift Formation and give up on sending those monsters, continuing to use Monster Beasts to attack the Barbarian Continent instead,” someone suggested.
Honglian glanced at that person and said, “I just observed those monsters. Nearly all of them had a mark on their foreheads…”
“Oh?”
A group of people turned their attention to her.
“It was a three-clawed emblem. Besides the bloody aura, there was also a faint trace of killing intent on it, and every single monster had the exact same mark.”
“Sect Leader Honglian, what do you mean…?”
Some people began to show signs of unease.
Honglian sighed and said, “As far as I know, such emblems marked on the body either come from a family or from an army. However, Monster Beast families usually rely on bloodlines and wouldn’t use such obvious marks for identification. So…”
“Are you saying that those monsters, whose physical strength rivals Magical Artifacts, are just disposable scouts meant to test the way?”
As Honglian’s implied meaning was revealed, everyone couldn’t help but gasp in shock, their eyes filled with horror.
“This is too terrifying!”
“If there really is an army like that, then…” The speaker stopped there, too afraid to imagine further.
“That’s the situation. Now, we can only hope that the Immortal Lord Xuan Guangs of the Seven Great Sects will do their utmost to help and turn the tide,” Honglian said.
Everyone fell silent once more.
Although they were reluctant to admit it, Honglian had spoken the truth and voiced the helplessness in all their hearts.
Boom!
The Sky Passage shook violently again, as if something was desperately trying to force its way into the Barbarian Continent.
The sky began to glow faintly red.
Everyone’s expressions changed, and they shouted angrily:
“Form the formation!”
“We must hold out until the Immortal Lords arrive!”
The heroes at Two Realms Mountain braced themselves for a formidable enemy.
Just then, someone called out from a distance:
“Sect Leaders!”
“Scouts report that a large number of Evil Cultivator experts from Yanfu Mountain are rapidly approaching Two Realms Mountain. They will arrive in half an hour.”
Boom!
The group was shocked and alarmed.
The name of the foremost evil sect, Yanfu Mountain, was far too renowned!
Under normal circumstances, none of the Seven Great Sects could stand against Yanfu Mountain alone.
Biluo was a long-renowned elder at the Mystic Light Stage, whose strength was unmatched across the Barbarian Continent.
The disciples of Yanfu Mountain were all key figures and top experts among the evil path, famous for their ferocity and cruelty. Many among them were capable of single-handedly destroying medium-sized sects.
“How many are coming?”
“Many.”
The messenger spoke quickly: “Just the flying-type Magical Artifacts number in the hundreds. According to the Spirit Beast’s assessment, there are nearly ten thousand people approaching. It seems like…”
“They’re moving out in full force!”
These words exploded in everyone’s minds.
The group was caught off guard, both furious and agitated.
“Scoundrels! What are they trying to do?”
“Are they rebelling right after the battle at Two Realms Mountain just ended?”
“According to the Spirit Beast’s assessment, there are two individuals among the Evil Cultivators with unique auras, suspected to be at the Mystic Light Stage,” the messenger continued, delivering another shocking piece of news.
The group was thunderstruck, each gnashing their teeth in anger.
“Well, Biluo is here too. Who is the other one?”
“The Barbarian Continent is on the brink of destruction, and they still have the heart to fight among themselves?”
Amid the crowd, only Honglian looked peculiar. After pondering for a few seconds, she suddenly asked, “Everyone, don’t panic. Wasn’t there a rumor yesterday that Lu Hangzhi, the Sect Leader of Xuanxin Sect, had subdued the evil cultivators of Yanfu Mountain? Let me ask Hangzhi what exactly is going on.”
“That was clearly a smokescreen deliberately released by Yanfu Mountain!”
“Such lies are not to be trusted.”
“I think Yanfu Mountain’s full-scale attack has been planned for a long time. They’re preparing to formally declare war on us, the righteous path.”
As the group argued and condemned Yanfu Mountain…
Honglian’s face showed a strange expression—stunned, shocked, overjoyed, and confused all at once. It shifted several times in an instant before she finally calmed down after a long moment.
She closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths, and then spoke:
“Everyone, stop arguing. I have already found out the reason. Yanfu Mountain is moving out in full force to Two Realms Mountain to target the Demon Army. They’re here to help.”
As soon as she said this, everyone looked at each other in disbelief.
The argument stopped immediately.